Testimony of Chaia Ben David, born in Zadne, 1917, regarding her experiences in Belgium
Testimony of Chaia Ben David, born in Zadne, 1917, regarding her experiences in Belgium
Testimony of Chaia Ben David, born in Zadne, 1917, regarding her experiences in Belgium
From a religious family with seven children; education; the Jewish community; move to relatives in Belgium, 1939; one of her sisters is in England.
German occupation of Antwerp, May 1940; anti-Jewish legislation; deportation to Limburg detention camp; conditions in the camp; relations between the inmates; difficulties in keeping kosher; release and move to Brussels, summer 1942; "Aktions"; wanderings from place to place; hidden by a Catholic family in Liege; humiliation; transfer to another family until the liberation.
Return to Brussels; marriage; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1946; life in Israel.
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3564260
First Name
Chaia
Last Name
Ben David
Date of Birth
1917
Place of Birth
Zadne, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
9811
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives